Shannon Hautamaki
@smhred.bsky.social
Ann Arbor mom of boys, library superfan, pedestrian advocate.
For my birthday my sons got me (chasing the kitten off) roses! Can’t wait until Christmas tree season!
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
For my birthday my sons got me (chasing the kitten off) roses! Can’t wait until Christmas tree season!
Another reason to hate AI… it decided that I should pay over 2x as much for an @mlive.com subscription! Did it just scrape tax assessor data and decide we’re rich? Just going to cancel.
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Another reason to hate AI… it decided that I should pay over 2x as much for an @mlive.com subscription! Did it just scrape tax assessor data and decide we’re rich? Just going to cancel.
Shocking absolutely no one, people with PtP signs on Granger are not handing out candy tonight. #a2council
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Shocking absolutely no one, people with PtP signs on Granger are not handing out candy tonight. #a2council
Reposted by Shannon Hautamaki
Hallowe'en is just around the corner and it is one of the most dangerous days for children. Here are some safety tips:
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hallowe'en is just around the corner and it is one of the most dangerous days for children. Here are some safety tips:
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
1) Avoid hitting children with your pickup truck, SUV or other motor vehicle. It is technically against the law to harm or kill a child with your vehicle and you could be charged.
So @jasonmorganmi.bsky.social (on Instagram) says the schools *should* have the money to fund free breakfast and lunch, if I heard him correctly. No update from AAPS, but that’s enough for me to not worry about figuring out their awful meal payment system today. #a2schools #a2council #a2schoolboard
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So @jasonmorganmi.bsky.social (on Instagram) says the schools *should* have the money to fund free breakfast and lunch, if I heard him correctly. No update from AAPS, but that’s enough for me to not worry about figuring out their awful meal payment system today. #a2schools #a2council #a2schoolboard
Okay, this is officially annoying. It’s an hour and a half past the noise ordinance, I have all my windows closed and the music is very audible 0.7 miles away from the stadium. Come on.
a cartoon cat with purple eyes is holding a piece of cheese in his hand
ALT: a cartoon cat with purple eyes is holding a piece of cheese in his hand
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September 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Okay, this is officially annoying. It’s an hour and a half past the noise ordinance, I have all my windows closed and the music is very audible 0.7 miles away from the stadium. Come on.
The gang of malcontents who worked against the vote for a new downtown library this summer looking dumber every day. Thank goodness they lost! #a2council
⚠️ Due to a sewage emergency, the Downtown Library will be closed until further notice (Thursday, Sept. 25).
We hope to reopen as soon as we can and apologize for any inconvenience.
We hope to reopen as soon as we can and apologize for any inconvenience.
September 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The gang of malcontents who worked against the vote for a new downtown library this summer looking dumber every day. Thank goodness they lost! #a2council
Reposted by Shannon Hautamaki
Something I think we’re not talking about enough with all this autism bullshit is how, no matter what, it’s always blamed on the pregnant mother.
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Something I think we’re not talking about enough with all this autism bullshit is how, no matter what, it’s always blamed on the pregnant mother.
Ann Arbor right now
a man with a mustache is standing in front of a window with the words `` we needed this rain '' .
ALT: a man with a mustache is standing in front of a window with the words `` we needed this rain '' .
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ann Arbor right now
Frito the orange kitten update: Fully integrated into the family! Not really kitten sized anymore. Predicted to be ~12 pound big boy.
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Frito the orange kitten update: Fully integrated into the family! Not really kitten sized anymore. Predicted to be ~12 pound big boy.
The poetic irony of carrying 4 high-vis orange pedestrian flags to drop off at an intersection near the kids’ elementary school still nearly getting hit by a distracted driver while crossing Packard. #a2council
September 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The poetic irony of carrying 4 high-vis orange pedestrian flags to drop off at an intersection near the kids’ elementary school still nearly getting hit by a distracted driver while crossing Packard. #a2council
“You’re doing such a great job! Keep up the good work, Frito! I’m so proud of you!” - Kid to our sleeping kitten
“What’s he doing that’s so great? He’s sleeping!” - Me
“Being cute. That’s his job.” - Kid
“What’s he doing that’s so great? He’s sleeping!” - Me
“Being cute. That’s his job.” - Kid
September 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“You’re doing such a great job! Keep up the good work, Frito! I’m so proud of you!” - Kid to our sleeping kitten
“What’s he doing that’s so great? He’s sleeping!” - Me
“Being cute. That’s his job.” - Kid
“What’s he doing that’s so great? He’s sleeping!” - Me
“Being cute. That’s his job.” - Kid
Why would my phone not be connecting to @verizon-wireless.bsky.social services but my husband in the same house, on the same plan is. Trash service.
August 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Why would my phone not be connecting to @verizon-wireless.bsky.social services but my husband in the same house, on the same plan is. Trash service.
Whenever another AAPS parent and I discuss the new and diabolical “first day is half day” decision:
a woman is sitting at a diner holding a glass of soda and a straw .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a diner holding a glass of soda and a straw .
media.tenor.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Whenever another AAPS parent and I discuss the new and diabolical “first day is half day” decision:
Basically turning into George Costanza by the end of move-in week.
a man and a woman standing in front of an airplane that says american airlines
ALT: a man and a woman standing in front of an airplane that says american airlines
media.tenor.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Basically turning into George Costanza by the end of move-in week.
So behind on Planning Commission but the commenters that seem to think their personal property is going to be somehow eminently domained by being put in transition zone in the CLUP are… wtf. #a2council
August 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
So behind on Planning Commission but the commenters that seem to think their personal property is going to be somehow eminently domained by being put in transition zone in the CLUP are… wtf. #a2council
Blaming the bike lanes (when the landlord raises the rent 30% and there were zero bike lanes or changes to your street!) on your way out the door. Classy! #a2council
August 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Blaming the bike lanes (when the landlord raises the rent 30% and there were zero bike lanes or changes to your street!) on your way out the door. Classy! #a2council
Weather shield fail at an otherwise pleasant afternoon for Georgetown CC for swimming. #a2council
August 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Weather shield fail at an otherwise pleasant afternoon for Georgetown CC for swimming. #a2council
Oriol from @aadl.org Nerd Nite (last night) was very correct in his El Harissa recommendation. Plus many #SummerGame codes were found visiting the north side of A2, not my usual area.
August 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Oriol from @aadl.org Nerd Nite (last night) was very correct in his El Harissa recommendation. Plus many #SummerGame codes were found visiting the north side of A2, not my usual area.
Yesterday I watched student renters on Packard throw empty liquor bottles out their front window into a recycling bin for 5 minutes straight, while drinking my chai latte at Argus and laughing my ass off. Why does no one talk about the sheer entertainment value of living near undergrads? #a2council
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yesterday I watched student renters on Packard throw empty liquor bottles out their front window into a recycling bin for 5 minutes straight, while drinking my chai latte at Argus and laughing my ass off. Why does no one talk about the sheer entertainment value of living near undergrads? #a2council
The timing of my family being featured in this article on the amazing @aadl.org Summer Game has given me the opportunity to tell all my local friends who text me in excitement to VOTE YES ON PROPS A and B tomorrow! #a2council, #a2schools, #a2schoolboard
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The timing of my family being featured in this article on the amazing @aadl.org Summer Game has given me the opportunity to tell all my local friends who text me in excitement to VOTE YES ON PROPS A and B tomorrow! #a2council, #a2schools, #a2schoolboard
TFW you go over the schedule for the next day with your husband that includes him dropping up and picking up a kid at tutoring, helping coach a kid baseball game, then placing signs for YES on A&B all over downtown polling locations, all bc he married and mated with hyperactive you. #a2council
August 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
TFW you go over the schedule for the next day with your husband that includes him dropping up and picking up a kid at tutoring, helping coach a kid baseball game, then placing signs for YES on A&B all over downtown polling locations, all bc he married and mated with hyperactive you. #a2council
Reposted by Shannon Hautamaki
Happy first day of early voting, #a2council! From now through Sunday, you can vote at any early voting location: The Malletts Creek, Westgate, & Traverwood libraries, & City Hall. If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at City Hall & then vote immediately, including on Election Day.
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy first day of early voting, #a2council! From now through Sunday, you can vote at any early voting location: The Malletts Creek, Westgate, & Traverwood libraries, & City Hall. If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at City Hall & then vote immediately, including on Election Day.